Basic whole wheat cookie dough recipe this is one versatile cookie dough that you can use to make many cookies.It is mildy sweet and perfect for this holiday season, you can decorate them with icing or just have it as such.

I modified this recipe and made this cookie dough.I made mickey shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate glaze, tastes yum.

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For eggless cookie dough check here.

I made mickey shaped shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate glaze with this cookie dough – recipe coming up soon.The cookies were soo yummy and I loved it too.

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Basic whole wheat cookie dough recipe

Author: Sharmilee J

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cups wheat flour
1 no egg
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter(at room temperature)
1/3 tsp salt
1/3 tsp baking powder

Instructions

To a mixing bowl - add powdered sugar and butter.Whisk well until creamy.
Add vanilla essence and egg.Whisk well. It will look like curdling, do not panic but keep whisking.
After few mins, it will become creamy, gather together.Place a sieve over the mixing bowl - add wheat flour.
Add baking powder and salt.Sieve well to the mixing bowl.
Gather together to form a soft dough.Cling wrap it and refrigerate it.The dough will be soft so refrigerate atleast for a hour then use it. It keeps well atleast for a week.
Cling wrap and refrigerate it.

Notes

I used homemade wheat flour.You can use white flour or wheat flour as per your preference.

How to make Basic whole wheat cookie dough recipe:

To a mixing bowl – add powdered sugar and butter.Whisk well until creamy.
Add vanilla essence and egg.Whisk well.It will look like curdling, do not panic but keep whisking.
After few mins, it will become creamy, gather together.Place a sieve over the mixing bowl – add wheat flour.
Add baking powder and salt.Sieve well to the mixing bowl.
Gather together to form a soft dough.Cling wrap it and refrigerate it.The dough will be soft so refrigerate atleast for a hour then use it.It keeps well atleast for a week.